LittleLight
23 May 2011, 06:19 PM
Has Parvati's vahana originally been a female mountain lion?
I read abou this on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvati#Mount):
Parvati’s Vahana (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/wiki/Vahana) (animal vehicle), is usually considered to be a lion nowadays, in her form of Durga’s, but was probably originally one of the mountain lions native to the Himalayas. It was also, likely, a lioness, as Parvati’s cult is so exclusively feminine.[29] (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/#cite_note-28) Although there is no documentation to support an affiliation between Goddess Parvati and this wondrous, mythic animal, it does seem an appropriate vehicle for an ascetic magical mountain goddess with an exclusively female clergy and following.[30] (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/#cite_note-29)
I read abou this on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvati#Mount):
Parvati’s Vahana (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/wiki/Vahana) (animal vehicle), is usually considered to be a lion nowadays, in her form of Durga’s, but was probably originally one of the mountain lions native to the Himalayas. It was also, likely, a lioness, as Parvati’s cult is so exclusively feminine.[29] (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/#cite_note-28) Although there is no documentation to support an affiliation between Goddess Parvati and this wondrous, mythic animal, it does seem an appropriate vehicle for an ascetic magical mountain goddess with an exclusively female clergy and following.[30] (http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/#cite_note-29)